Olympic Zeus
Able to work as an anchor handling vessel and as an offshore support vessel, with a large 250t crane for performing heavy subsea construction & installation jobs. It is equipped with a hybrid configuration of power plants, with two main propellers, one retractable thruster forward, two side tunnel thrusters forward, and two aft.
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Additional Data
Ship history
Delivered 25 June 2009 to Olympic Shipping AS. IMO 9424728
Olympic Shipping and Ulstein developed the hybrid system (diesel-electric/diesel-mechanical), which is adapted to a vessel with multiple roles. Compared to other AHTS vessels with diesel mechanical propulsion, the Olympic vessels have experienced a massive fuel reduction.
The vessel was nominated "Ship of the Year 2009", and the hybrid solution in the sister vessels Olympic Zeus and Olympic Hera was nominated for the award "Green Ship/Service of the Year 2011" by the Green Ship Technology Conference.
"A good, wide working deck makes it possible to work with several anchors and other equipment simultaneously. The machinery can be used very efficiently, with low to medium engine power when performing parts of the operations, which leads to reduced fuel consumption," the crew reports.
The vessel is equipped, built and certified according to IMO Class II for Dynamic Positioning.
Milestones
Olympic Shipping was restructured as Olympic Subsea ASA in 2017.
2023, January: The vessel is constructed for work in Côte d'Ivoire on a mission for Saipem. She will assist in the installation of the «Firenze FPSO» at a depth of 1,200m in the Baleine field. With her bollard pull, large winches, and active heave-compensated crane, which can operate down to 3,000m depths, the Olympic Zeus is a preferred candidate for such missions.
2025, April: Chevron has hired the Olympic Zeus anchor handling vessel for work on the Agbami FPSO off Nigeria. The vessel will be engaged for two months with extension options, supporting Chevron's $3.5 billion deepwater project.